Hardware & Security News

Seasalt, which started life in west Cornwall, has chosen door hardware from blu on its growing number of nationwide shops. The family business, which started life in 1981, now has over 40 shops in the UK spanning from the Isles of Scilly to Morpeth in the north east. To make sure their new premises are fully protected against everything the...

The development of a highly sustainable education facility in Flintshire has made extensive use of glazing solutions from Sapa Building Systems, including doors, windows and curtain walling. The Post 16 Education Centre at Connah’s Quay has been constructed at a cost of £13.75 million as a joint development by Coleg Cambria and Flintshire County Council. The centre was designed and...

The Birmingham Repertory Theatre recently required direct access from Centenary Square, so operations manager Nigel Cairns commissioned Geze UK to identify the best options for the venue, which draws approximately 170,000 customers to over 500 performances every year. In turn, Geze UK hired Glassolutions to undertake all the glazing work required for the venture. The result was a circular sliding...

By Wojciech Brozyna, MD of Aluprof UK At Aluprof we have recently supplied an enhanced version of our MB-SR50N curtain wall system on a new medium secure mental health unit at St Bernard’s Hospital, London. Known as the ‘Three Bridges Medium Secure Unit’, the project was specified using Aluprof systems, with fabrication and installation undertaken by Britplas. The main challenge...